Industry News – Page 201
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NewsNew offshore wind farms to boost UK capacity
Consent has been given by the UK Government for the construction of two wind farms off the Norfolk Coast with a combined capacity of over 1GW.
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NewsBureau Veritas guidance for WSVs
Bureau Veritas has launched windfarm service ship guidance for both designers and builders.
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NewsManagement moves at DSB
Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSB) has appointed a new managing director, Mr Jos Goris, who will takeover from mid July.
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NewsScottish Ministers to control own canals
British Waterways Scotland is to become known as Scottish Canals, with Scottish Ministers gaining more control over its operation.
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NewsBSC seeks to improve environmental management
A new environmental training programme has been launched by the British Safety Council (BSC) which aims to help businesses clean up their act when it comes to implementing good environmental systems and procedures.
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Direct upload ENCs
E-navigation company NAVTOR has introduced NavSync, claiming an important step change in the way that navigators can gain access to the very latest ENCs.
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NewsNew IHC dredger for Van Oord
IHC Merwede has launched and named Van Oord''s new self-propelled cutter suction dredger ''Artemis'' at its shipyard in Sliedrecht, The Netherlands.
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Cables for wind
Energy and telecom cable systems operator Prysmian Group has opened a new submarine cable plant in Finland.
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NewsGrand designs for Chinese yard
A complete FORAN package has been installed in Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co (GYOE) - formerly Yuexin Shipbuilding - after a three month trial.
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NewsInland chart first
Following an agreement between Transas Marine and the State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine, Transas’ TX-97 non-official chart collection now includes Ukrainian charts.
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Satcomms strategic alliance
Imtech Marine BV and ITC Global Inc have entered into a long term strategic alliance to provide a VSAT satellite communications network for the global maritime industry.
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Oceana optimism
Oceana, an international advocacy group working to protect the world’s oceans, has launched a report outlining how saving the world''s oceans can help to feed the UN projected 9bn people projected to be on earth by 2050.
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NewsDamen dredges Chinese waterways
A Damen Dredging Equipment environmental cutter section dredger type ECSD450 has been commissioned by Changjiang Chongqing Waterway Engineering Bureau for environmental and maintenance work on Chinese waterways.
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NewsInnovative ro-pax build goes to FSG
German yard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) is working on the design and construction of an innovative ro-pax ferry for Scotland that has to be particularly reliable.
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JUNE 2012 Front Cover Story
The Eurocarrier 2611 Martine P, built by Neptune Shipyards in the Netherlands for GSS Marine Services, went into service in April of this year.
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NewsFinding out what’s needed
“In the beginning the windfarm industry simply didn’t know what it wanted, said Ben Coleman, sales director of South Boats Special Projects.
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MAN for Denmark
The newest MAN PrimeServ Academy held its official opening recently at Frederikshavn in Denmark. It thus became the 11th training and education centre in MAN Diesel & Turbo’s global network.
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NewsNew safety measures for cruise industry
In the wake of the Costa Concordia incident, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council (ECC) has adopted two new safety policies - the latest in a series of recommendations that will be submitted to the IMO.
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Zeeland acquires site
Agreements between Zeeland Seaports, the Dutch company UTB and the American concern Century were concluded for the takeover of the foundry and the anode plant on the former ZALCO site.
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NewsHamburg works on LNG feasibility
The Port of Hamburg has welcomed its first LNG ship - the Norwegian Coastguard''s ''KV Barentshav''.
